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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Caffe Beviamo, Tanglin Mall

I would not have noticed Caffe Beviamo if not for the fact that it has an open plan kitchen that is visible from the third floor of the building. The third floor of Tanglin Mall, where my quilting teacher's shop Quilts N Calicoes used to be located at.

While waiting for the quilt shop to open, I could observe the kitchen below preparing for lunch service. I watched them make their cakes and cookies from scratch. The range is not wide, nor are they terribly fancy, just a few comforting standbys like scones, lamingtons, Victoria sponge sandwiched with jam and cookies which my daughter was very fond of.

After a few years, I know what I like. I always get the egg sandwich, it's a simple thing done well. Sure, I could make it myself, but the version here is not too bad. They use good juicy flavoursome tomatoes, and there is plenty of, but not excessively so, rich egg mayonaisse, held together in toasted ciabatta. The child usually orders the pizza or pasta, and of course, the babyccino which is nothing more than shot milk with foam served like a capuccino. Husband is like me, he has tried almost everything in the menu, and in the end, he ends up ordering the same thing as me.

My favourite item in the menu though, is their Hummingbird cake. I love finding chunks of pineapple and bits of chopped walnut in almost every bite, it is rich with spices and coconuts. There isn't too much frosting, but what little of it is delicious and goes so well with the cake. Sometimes the cake gets a bit dense, but never soggy or sticky, and the crust is always perfect. My second favourite cake their apple cake, it's a light tea cake, the apples inside are always that desirable balance of sweet and tart.

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Caffe Beviamo, Tanglin Mall

I would not have noticed Caffe Beviamo if not for the fact that it has an open plan kitchen that is visible from the third floor of the building. The third floor of Tanglin Mall, where my quilting teacher's shop Quilts N Calicoes used to be located at.

While waiting for the quilt shop to open, I could observe the kitchen below preparing for lunch service. I watched them make their cakes and cookies from scratch. The range is not wide, nor are they terribly fancy, just a few comforting standbys like scones, lamingtons, Victoria sponge sandwiched with jam and cookies which my daughter was very fond of.

After a few years, I know what I like. I always get the egg sandwich, it's a simple thing done well. Sure, I could make it myself, but the version here is not too bad. They use good juicy flavoursome tomatoes, and there is plenty of, but not excessively so, rich egg mayonaisse, held together in toasted ciabatta. The child usually orders the pizza or pasta, and of course, the babyccino which is nothing more than shot milk with foam served like a capuccino. Husband is like me, he has tried almost everything in the menu, and in the end, he ends up ordering the same thing as me.

My favourite item in the menu though, is their Hummingbird cake. I love finding chunks of pineapple and bits of chopped walnut in almost every bite, it is rich with spices and coconuts. There isn't too much frosting, but what little of it is delicious and goes so well with the cake. Sometimes the cake gets a bit dense, but never soggy or sticky, and the crust is always perfect. My second favourite cake their apple cake, it's a light tea cake, the apples inside are always that desirable balance of sweet and tart.